Summary
San Fernando Elementary serves 421 students in kindergarten through grade 5 in San Fernando, California, within Los Angeles Unified. Its 2025–26 proficiency results are below state and district levels in English language arts (ELA), math, and science. Science is the clearest concern: 21% of students were proficient, compared with 32% districtwide and 36% statewide, and the school ranked third-lowest in science among 11 nearby K–5 schools.
Math is the school’s relative bright spot against the state and district, though it remains weak compared with local schools: 34% were proficient, versus 38% statewide and 40% districtwide, and the school was second-lowest among nearby schools. Nearby schools averaged 40% in math and 32% in science; San Fernando was below both averages. ELA proficiency was 42%, also below the state and district, and in the lower half of nearby schools. Results vary sharply by grade: fourth-grade ELA was a strength at 52%, above the state’s 46% and district’s 47%, while fourth-grade math was just 31%, below the state’s 42% and district’s 45%, and the lowest among the 11 schools.
ELA and math have improved since 2022–23, rising 13 and 10 percentage points, respectively, but science fell from 25% in 2024–25 to 21% in 2025–26. SchoolDigger places San Fernando at the 43rd percentile statewide for 2025–26, with 2 stars; that is the third-lowest standing among the 11 nearby schools. The 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 20:1, close to the nearby average of 20.6:1. The school reported that 94% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25, the second-highest rate among nearby schools reporting the same measure and year. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking for Low Socio Economic Status Students was at the 58th percentile, above the school’s overall 43rd percentile; its ranking for Special Education Students was at the 18th percentile, below the overall standing.
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